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Mary Baird works on a client at her salon, The Hair Station. She said she gave up fried foods after her mother's heart gave out. Smoking and obesity are greatly to blame for the lower life expectancy rate here in Emporia, Va.

Mary Baird works on a client at her salon, The Hair Station. She said she gave up fried foods after her mother's heart gave out. Smoking and obesity are greatly to blame for the lower life expectancy rate here in Emporia, Va.